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Show OLDFIELD LOWERS i m:le auto rzcord i ST. PAUL, Minn., June 22. Three world's Automobile records were broUon at the Twin City Aviation meet at the state fair grounds this afternoon. Damey Oldfield lowered tho ono mile and two mile records for a circular truck and Hon Kerscher set a new world's mark for three ' iulles on a circular track. Oldfield driving his 200 horsepower Benz made both his records lu the two mile event. Taking a flying ttart he made tho first mile In 43 4-5 seconds and the second mile In 50 1-3 6econds. making tho tlmo for tho two miles 1.40. Both of hla miles beat the formtr record of : 50 4-5, bwlf by Ralph Depalma. The best previous record for tho two miles was 1:414-5 made by Oldfield at ios Angeles. i Kerscher's new record for the throw mllea was made In a 100 horsepower Darraq. a former Vanderbllt cup winner, win-ner, ills lime was 2:36 1-3. I The former record of 2:38 4-5 was made by Ralph Dcpalma on tho same I track ouo year ao. Glenn II, Curtlss, J. C Mara and Charles l WIMard postponed their neroplano events because of unfavorable unfavor-able weahtro, but gave several exhibition exhibi-tion flights. |